Thrown a lifeline

Groundstaff and volunteers turned up at the Priestfield Stadium this morning working hard to try to ensure the League One match went ahead.

But despite covering the pitch last night, the local police and Safety Advisory Group decided the match should not go ahead amid fears for crowd safety.

The late call would have caused huge frustrations for Blackburn supporters travelling to the game, many of whom had already arrived by train into London before jumping on connecting services to Gillingham.

We have spent 6 hours getting down here and now you call it off . Think you should refund the cost of our travel as to late to turn around . 😤